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Votes at a glance: Medical Board meeting actions — minutes, fee rulemaking, administrative manual
Summary
The Medical Board of California took several formal votes at its quarterly meeting in Fresno including approving the November minutes, adopting modified rulemaking on petition fees, and updating the board member administrative procedure manual. This roundup lists each motion, mover/second, and roll‑call outcome.
At its quarterly meeting the Medical Board of California recorded the following formal actions:
1) Approval of November meeting minutes — Motion to approve the minutes was moved and seconded; the board approved by roll‑call. (Mover: Doctor Helzer; Second: Doctor Mahmood; recorded votes: unanimous yes by roll call.)
2) Fee rulemaking for petitions for penalty relief — The board approved modified regulatory text and responses to public comments and directed staff to publish the modified text for an additional 15‑day public comment period and complete the rulemaking file. (Mover: Doctor Yip; Second: Doctor Mahmood; roll‑call: unanimous yes — Doctor Bullock, Miss Chung, Doctor Helzer, Miss Mitchell, Doctor Mahmood, Miss Remke, Doctor Thorpe, Miss Torres, Doctor Tsai, Mr. Watkins, Doctor Yip, Miss Lawson.)
3) Board Member Administrative Procedure Manual update — The board approved a comprehensive update to the admin manual covering attendance, meeting procedure clarifications, voting process (as used by the board), public comment treatment, travel and reimbursements, election timing, ex‑parte communication disclosures and training requirements. The motion passed on roll‑call. (Motion moved and seconded; recorded votes: unanimous yes.)
All recorded roll calls and motions are in the meeting minutes. Where available, staff will publish the specific adopted text (for example, the regulatory language after the 15‑day comment period) and the updated manual to the board website.
